Clinical trials: open to volunteers, sponsored by University of Michigan
Depression / Major Depressive Disorder, Mood
Intern Health Study 2026
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of using a reinforcement learning algorithm to determine the optimal content of a mobile health intervention (message delivered via smartphone) for improving the mood, physical…
- Conditions
- Depression / Major Depressive Disorder, Mood, Sleep, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- IHS 2026 (NCT07685925)
- Testing
- Intern Health Study behavioral change mobile notification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Transition of Care
Evaluating Intervention Allocation Policies for Reducing Hospital Readmissions at Michigan Medicine
The researchers are investigating if using a risk-based prediction score or benefit-based prediction score to allocate transition of care (TOC) interventions is more effective in reducing the rate of unplanned hospital…
- Trial name
- NCT07690657
- Testing
- C-HARP TOC assignment, The LACE Index TOC assignment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Spinal Cord Injuries
Efficacy of a Wearable Noninvasive Neuromodulation Device
The aim of this study is to investigate the potential of transcutaneous neuromodulation (TNM) to treat slow colonic transit and constipation, termed the Neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD), in people with SCI.
- Trial name
- NCT07171489
- Testing
- TNM at a leg point (AccelBand)- randomized arm, TNM at a leg point (AccelBand)- open-label
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
PTSD
Testing Adaptive Interventions to Improve Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Outcomes in Federally Qualified Health Centers
This trial is being completed to develop a stepped-care talk therapy model for patients with PTSD. Specifically, this study is testing whether beginning with one type of therapy is better than beginning with another type of…
- Trial name
- NCT05457985
- Testing
- Prolonged Exposure for Primary Care (PE-PC), Full Prolonged Exposure, Clinician Supported PTSD Coach App
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 430 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Reducing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms in First Responders and Frontline Health Care Workers
This study addresses PTSD symptoms in First Responders and Healthcare workers. Specifically, it tests whether a brief PTSD treatment (talk therapy) effectively treats PTSD when provided to First Responders and Healthcare workers…
- Trial name
- NCT05751473
- Testing
- Prolonged Exposure for Primary Care (PE-PC), EAP Treatment as Usual (TAU)
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 410 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)
Systemic Sclerosis DIet for GastrointESTinal Symptoms
This research will evaluate the effect of diets on bloating/distention, assess changes in abdominal pain, and overall gastrointestinal symptom burden in Systemic Sclerosis.
- Trial name
- DIGEST (NCT07402226)
- Testing
- Diet 1: Restriction of fermentable carbohydrates, Diet 2: Elimination of foods harmful to gut barrier and microbiome, Diet 3: Regular meal patterns, soluble fiber, and portion control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Childhood Obesity
The Bottle Optimization Testing Tiny Little Eaters Study
The researchers will study how babies respond to bottle nipples with different flow rates over a few days, and how this may affect how much milk they drink, their feeding patterns, and their sleep.
- Trial name
- BOTTLE (NCT07665983)
- Testing
- Feeding
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Posterior Cortical Atrophy
Testing Personalized High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS) as a Treatment of Posterior Cortical Atrophy
This study is being completed to learn if high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) has an effect on visual and thinking abilities in persons with posterior cortical atrophy (PCA).
- Trial name
- PCA (NCT07191327)
- Testing
- HD-tDCS sessions, HD-tDCS sessions - Open-label (after randomized treatment)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Healthy
Identification of Biomarkers for Stress Vulnerability and Resilience
The purpose of this research study is to understand the biological mechanisms of stress vulnerability (being susceptible to stress) and stress resilience (being able to recover readily from stress), obtain biomarkers (a…
- Trial name
- NCT05498207
- Testing
- Maya App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Traumatic Brain Injury
The Biomarkers in the Hyperbaric Oxygen Brain Injury Treatment Trial (BioHOBIT)
There are no therapeutic agents that have been shown to improve outcomes from severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Critical barriers to progress in developing treatments for severe TBI are the lack of: 1) monitoring biomarkers…
- Trial name
- NCT04855396
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Health Behaviors, Functional Decline
Training Community Members to be Coaches to Deliver the HealthyLifetime Program
The goal of this randomized controlled study is to learn if, in addition to nurses, community members can be trained as health coaches to deliver the HealthyLifetime (HL) program to people without complex chronic health…
- Conditions
- Health Behaviors, Functional Decline, Chronic Disease, Risk Factors
- Trial name
- NCT06616246
- Testing
- HealthyLifetime
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Mental Health
COMPASS: A Comprehensive Mobile Precision Approach for Scalable Solutions in Mental Health Treatment
This research study is being conducted to understand if patients benefit from mobile health interventions while waiting for in-clinic mental health treatments.
- Trial name
- COMPASS (NCT06840457)
- Testing
- Mindfulness + Tailored Messages, Mindfulness without Tailored Messages, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) + Tailored Messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,400 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Defining Objective Markers of Compliance for Dietary Therapies in IBS
This research will investigate if a specific marker in your stool or urine can be used to track changes in your carbohydrate intake including fructo-oligosaccharide and mannitol intake
- Trial name
- NCT07494968
- Testing
- Diet A - elimination diet, Diet B - healthy eating diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Obesity
Michigan Weight Navigation Program (MiWeigh) Study
The main purpose of this study is to determine whether people who participate in MiWeigh lose more weight than people who receive information about weight loss strategies and programs.
- Trial name
- NCT07465341
- Testing
- MiWeigh, Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetic Kidney Disease
Mechanism of SGLT2 Inhibition in the Kidney
The goal of this open-label, non-randomized clinical trial is to determine what effects, if any, an FDA-approved drug class known as SGLT2 inhibitors (Canagliflozin or INVOKANA) has any protective effects on kidney function in…
- Trial name
- NCT06291155
- Testing
- SGLT2 inhibitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Parkinson Disease
Striatal and Extra-Striatal Cholinergic Terminal Density in LRRK2-PD Mutation
This study explores how a specific genetic mutation of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) affects individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD), comparing those with the mutation to others with Parkinson's disease and without the…
- Trial name
- LRRK2 (NCT07642908)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Minimal Change Disease (MCD), Membranous Nephropathy
Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network
Minimal change disease (MCD), focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), and Membranous nephropathy (MN), generate an enormous individual and societal financial burden, accounting for approximately 12% of prevalent end stage…
- Conditions
- Minimal Change Disease (MCD), Membranous Nephropathy, Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental
- Trial name
- NEPTUNE (NCT01209000)
- Testing
- Kidney Biopsy
- Where
- 44 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Nephrotic Syndrome in Children, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
NEPTUNE Match Study
NEPTUNE Match is an additional opportunity offered to NEPTUNE study participants to prospectively recruit and communicate patient-specific clinical trial matching with kidney patients and their physician investigators.
- Conditions
- Nephrotic Syndrome in Children, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Minimal Change Disease, Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NEPTUNE Match (NCT04571658)
- Testing
- Communication
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 375 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Substance Use, Healthy
Neurobehavioral Signatures of Sign- and Goal-Tracking in Emerging Adults: Translation of a Preclinical Model
This study seeks to understand individual differences in personality, brain function, and behavior. Study hypothesis: A stronger sign-tracking bias will be associated with a bottom-up processing style characterized by less…
- Trial name
- SIGN (NCT07094061)
- Testing
- fMRI, Questionnaires and surveys, Behavioral tasks and eye tracking
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 294 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Intractable Epilepsy
Characterization and Analysis of Evoked Cortical Responses in Participants With Medication-intractable Epilepsy
The goal of this project is to study how the brain reacts to a small electrical signal. Researchers will be using a novel combination of recording electrodes. The researchers will measure the brain response from these electrodes.
- Trial name
- NCT07014592
- Testing
- stimulating probes and electrodes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan